It’s common for many artists and craftspeople to have a “feast or famine” type of income if they pursue only one type of selling. And although I’m all for selling retail, I discovered years ago the power of selling wholesale in my own business.

Carroll witnessed an exhibitor drive from a show at the end of the day to refill their merchandise from the back of a semi, stocked with goods from China which were being sold as handcrafted American work.

Items pouring in from China undercut the prices and livelihoods of American entrepreneurs, as well as knocking off artists who design and produce in this country. Having items produced overseas kills American jobs – that’s a fact.